About Wicked Rae's
What if the things we need most in life aren't the things we're taught to prioritize?
We spend our lives learning how to work, produce, perform, achieve, and succeed. Yet many of us were never encouraged to practice the very skills that help us navigate life itself. Connection. Curiosity. Self-expression. Adaptability. Perspective. Belonging.
At Wicked Rae's, we believe creativity is far more than an artistic act.
It's a human one.
Founded by a mother-and-daughter team (and an English Foxhound), Wicked Rae's was built on a simple idea: when people create together, something bigger happens.
Conversations emerge.
Walls come down.
Laughter returns.
People stop showing up as job titles and start showing up as themselves.
Through immersive art experiences, splatter painting, mosaics, collaborative installations, team-building events, and community-based experiences, we create opportunities for people to reconnect with one another and with parts of themselves that often get left behind in the demands of everyday life.
Our work is rooted in a Whole Health approach.
Not because art is a cure.
But because creativity has always been connected to human wellbeing. It creates space for expression. Space for reflection. Space for play. Space for connection. And in a world that constantly asks people to do more, those spaces matter.
Whether we're bringing hundreds of employees together for a corporate event, helping a family celebrate a milestone, or creating a community installation that honors the bond between people and their pets, our mission remains the same:
To create experiences that remind people they are human first.
Because the artwork isn't what people remember most. They remember how they felt while creating it. Who was beside them when they made it. The smells. The sounds. And months later, they're still talking about it.
Meet the Founders
Bones Fish
Chief Morale Officer • Director of Snacks & Strategic Napping
Bones is an English Foxhound, professional greeter, part-time vacuum cleaner, and the unofficial heart of Wicked Rae's.
If you've visited the studio, there's a good chance he was the first to welcome you and the hardest to say goodbye to.
He reminds us daily that belonging doesn't have to be complicated.
Fresh air helps.
Most problems feel smaller after a walk.
Naps are productive.
Curiosity is underrated.
And don't wait for a special occasion to love someone well.
Honestly, he's not wrong.
Oakley Rae
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Oakley became an equal partner in Wicked Rae's shortly after graduating high school at 15.
Today, she is the creative force behind many of the immersive environments, installations, and experiences that define the studio..
Part fabricator, part builder, part creative strategist, Oakley has an uncanny ability to transform ordinary materials into spaces that invite curiosity, connection, and play.
Children tend to adopt her immediately. Adults are usually surprised by how quickly she gets them laughing, creating, and participating right alongside everyone else.
She believes the best experiences aren't just seen.
They're felt.
And if something can be climbed on, explored, touched, painted, rearranged, or made a little messier, she's probably interested.
Jules McVey
Jules has spent most of her life asking one question: What happened to the kid inside?
Her path has been anything but traditional, spanning healthcare, emergency medicine, firefighting, leadership development, community building, human behavior, and the arts.
Along the way, she noticed something.
People don't need more information nearly as often as they need more connection.
They need places where they can lower their guard, laugh, create, experiment, and remember who they are outside of their responsibilities.
Which is fortunate, because making people laugh has always been one of her favorite things.
In hospitals. Fire stations. Conference rooms. Around campfires. At community events.
Not because life is easy.
Because laughter creates space for people to breathe.
Today, that belief sits at the center of everything we build at Wicked Rae's.
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Why We Chose These Photos
You won't find many polished corporate headshots here.
That's intentional.
The photos throughout our site reflect who we actually are:
People who love the outdoors. Traveling. Community. Family and friends. Curious humans who believe some of life's best conversations happen around a campfire, on a trail, in a workshop, or standing next to someone covered in paint.
Because that's how we show up.
And that's how we invite others to show up too.
Human first.
Always.
Thank You
Every booking, referral, partnership, late-night idea, introduction, paint-covered child, skeptical executive, exhausted teacher, brave first responder, curious student, and wonderfully weird human who has walked through our doors has helped shape Wicked Rae's into what it is today.
We're grateful beyond words.
Over the years, we've had the privilege of laughing with thousands of people. We've watched first responders put down the weight of the job for a few hours and simply enjoy being human again. Families reconnect. Strangers leave as friends.
Those moments never get old.
Thank you for trusting us. For creating with us. For showing up for and with us.
Most of all, thank you for reminding us that beneath every title, uniform, spreadsheet, schedule, deadline, and responsibility is a person who wants the same things:
To belong. To laugh. To contribute. To be seen. To matter.
Thank you for being part of our story. 🤍
Bones, Oakley, Jules